U.S. plans to drop gray wolves from endangered list The planned ruling would eliminate protection for the top predators, but scientists and conservationists say the proposal is flawed. Federal authorities intend to remove endangered species protections for all gray wolves in the Lower 48 states, carving out an a exception for a small pocket of about 75 Mexican wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico, according to a draft document obtained by The Times. More
2 boys, 3 adults shot to death in Illinois town The nephew of a small-town Illinois mayor shot and killed five people, including two boys, before leading police on a chase that ended in an exchange of gunfire that left him dead, authorities said Wednesday.... More
Five Dead in Apartment Shooting Near Seattle Gunfire at an apartment complex left five people dead, including a suspect who was shot by arriving officers and a man and a woman in separate apartments. More
Conn. shooting prompts expanded movie ratings The Motion Picture Association of America announced changes to its movie rating system Tuesday, saying it wants to help parents make informed decisions at the multiplex. The new system, rolled out as the "Check the Box" campaign, will include prominent descriptions explaining why a movie received its rating. More
In wake of Newtown, Connecticut Governor due to sign new gun law Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy is expected on Thursday to sign a tough new gun law that restricts sales of the sort of high-capacity ammunition clips that a gunman used to massacre 26 people in minutes in a December attack on a school. More
Tomorrow's Top 25 Today: Georgia moves back into top 10, LSU falls from college football rankings CBS SportsSP+ rankings for all 134 FBS teams after Week 11 ESPNGeorgia football vs Tennessee final: Bulldogs defeat Volunteers in high-stakes battle Online AthensAP Top 25: Oregon remains No. 1 as Big Ten grabs 4 of top 5 spots; Georgia, Miami out of top 10 The Associated PressCIgnetti Inks Eight-Year Contract Thru 2032 Indiana University Athletics
United States’ first known case of more severe strain of mpox confirmed in California CNNUS reports first case of new mpox variant The Times of IndiaUS reports first case of Clade I mpox in California BBC.comUS health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler The Associated Press
NASA’s only visit to Uranus happened during a rare cosmic occurrence CNNUranus Might Have Experienced a Freak Event When Voyager 2 Visited The New York TimesThe anomalous state of Uranus’s magnetosphere during the Voyager 2 flyby Nature.comWe've been wrong about Uranus for nearly 40 years, new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals Livescience.com
Beaver supermoon around the world – in pictures The GuardianWhen to watch tonight's full moon - followed by Leonids meteor shower this weekend NorthJersey.comLook up this weekend for a celestial double feature CNNBeaver Moon, last supermoon of 2024, lights up night sky around the world USA TODAYLook up tonight at November's full moon.
Medical officials confirm Oregon's first human case of avian flu in Clackamas County KATUOregon reports first H5 case in farm worker, California reports 5 more University of Minnesota Twin CitiesWhat Oregonians need to know about the ongoing avian flu outbreak KATUWhat Oregon’s bird flu case means for your Thanksgiving turkey KOIN.com
Mummy of a juvenile sabre-toothed cat Homotherium latidens from the Upper Pleistocene of Siberia | Scientific Reports Nature.comWorld First 35,000-Year-Old Saber-Toothed Kitten Found Mummified In Permafrost IFLScienceWell-preserved remains of saber-toothed kitten found frozen in Russian tundra, researchers say ABC News